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09-22-2005, 07:16 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Olathe, KS
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No, absolutely not. You do have a slightly higher chance of recurrance, maybe 10% more. However, if you can get herceptin, I'd contiue to push for it.
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Rose
Dx'd 1/04 at 33, while 33 weeks pregnant
Dx: Stage IIIC IDC, ER-, PR+ (23%), Her2=2.7 (IDC)/7.6 (FSH), 2.5cm primary tumor, grade III, 11/18+ nodes (largest 3.8 cm)
Treatment: A/C *4, T *4, 1 year of herceptin (BCIRG 006), mastectomy, rads (7 weeks), zoladex (5 years) with tamoxifen (2 years)/aromisin (3 years), bilateral SGAP summer 05 at NOLA
Oops, retested tumor and I guess I'm er/pr- after all.
Stopped all hormonal tx 10/07. Periods resumed 6/08. Bye bye hot flashes!!!!
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09-23-2005, 12:36 AM
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Thanks Rose,
I guess I just need to hear someone say that. God knows you can't get a straight answer out of the doctors.
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09-23-2005, 06:31 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Morris, IL
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not everyone ends up with mets, but I would take the Herceptin if you can....my tumor was 0.7, no + nodes, and I got mets....
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Sheila
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09-23-2005, 07:20 AM
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Question for Sheila
Sheila, Would you mind telling us what treatments you had before your recurrance?
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09-23-2005, 07:56 AM
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None, other than a mastectomy....they felt 3 years ago that with a small tumor and neg nodes that was enough. Herceptin was not available then for stage 1.....1 1/2 years later I qualified with a recurrence, & steage IV to get Herceptin.....how things change!
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Sheila
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09-23-2005, 09:21 AM
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Sheila do you think if you had had chemo or herceptin you wouldn't have gotten mets? Did you have any vacsular invasion? I know a hard question to answer.
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09-23-2005, 01:27 PM
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There is no treatment protocal to date that can guarentee no recurrance/mets down the road from original diagnosis.
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